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Proposals for the new care needs of people in the ageing process

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 Location: Casa de Cultura de Okendo (Donostia-San Sebastián)

On Wednesday 17 January, our colleagues Iraide Robles, Social Worker - Case Manager at Lugaritz housing, and Maria Karmen Garmendia Lasa, President of the Matia Board of Trustees, gave a talk organised by Helduen Hitza, in which they shared a series of ideas related to care and the current profiles of elderly people. A new longevity with very different lifestyles and needs, to which the care system must adapt, with a new, more community-based, flexible approach, centred on the person and their decision-making. 

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Villages of Care / Villages of Life. Discussion on doctoral research

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 Location: Online

Doctoral sessions organised by the universities of Trieste and Udine, with talks that can be followed online via teams. More information: anna.dordolin@phd.units.it

Session 1 - 10:00-11:30h
Villages for people with dementia: a new model of living? Introduction Prof. Giuseppina Scavuzzo

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Adinberri Silver Forum

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 Location: Palacio de Congresos del Kursaal. Donostia - San Sebastián

The Adinberri Silver Forum will bring together leading professionals from the sector in an inspiring and practical event, which combines a conference with internationally renowned speakers and a fair where you can discover innovations in the field of the Silver Economy.

Among the participants, our colleague Elisa Pozo, head of architectural design at Matia and researcher at the Matia Institute, will be taking part in a round table on adapting housing and the environment, and alternative housing solutions.

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3rd Conference on Inclusion in the Basque Country

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 Location: Palacio de Congresos Europa. Vitoria-Gasteiz

Throughout this legislature, the Basque Government's Department of Labour and Employment has made decisive progress in the articulation of policies for inclusion in the Basque Country. In addition to the recent approval of Law 14/2022, of 22 December, on the Basque Income Guarantee and Inclusion System, the 5th Basque Inclusion Plan has been drawn up and approved, which articulates all the policies developed by the different institutions in this area.

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32nd edition of the Summer School: Innovating for Social Transformation

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 Location: Online

The Department of Equality and Social Sustainability of Barcelona Provincial Council has organised this year's 32nd edition of the Summer School, a space for reflection, exchange and knowledge about local social policies for professionals from municipalities and local authorities in the province of Barcelona.

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Moving towards a caring society

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 Location: Casa de Kultura de Barañain

The "Larrain" Association of Elderly People of Barañain is organising "Conversations on care" which will take place at the Casa de Kultura in Barañain and in which our colleagues Nerea Etxaniz and Virginia Oliván, researchers at the Matia Institute, will take part.

The two experts in ageing and care will talk about the desire of the elderly to continue living at home when they need care and whether this is possible with the current model of care and the current model of society.

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Txirikorda Conference. Intergenerational community housing

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 Location: Usurbil - Casa de la Cultura

Friday 23rd September

From 18:00 to 20:00. Round table: intergenerational experiences.

Our colleague Ainhoa Arrillaga presents #MatiaZaleak, a network that aims to bring together people and organisations that identify and collaborate with the purpose of Matia Fundazioa, promoting the autonomy, dignity and personality of the elderly and people with disabilities. 

Saturday 24th September

From 10:00 to 13:00. Conferences: experiences of community and cooperative housing and presentation of the Txirikorda project.

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Architectures for ageing

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This UIK summer course addresses different aspects related to the ageing of the population from a social, urban and architectural perspective, with contributions from complementary disciplines. From the urban to the housing scale, we will look at the needs and the socio-economic and gender factors that hinder the ageing process in order to analyse possible measures aimed at improving the quality of life of this section of the population and, through it, of society as a whole, taking into account their life cycles.

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14 de septiembre

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Technical conference: "Housing alternatives. Cohousing"

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 Location:  Centro de Cultura Contemporánea "Conde Duque". Madrid

An event organised by the Madrid City Council's Directorate General for the Elderly, in which, based on a reflective analysis of the needs and relationships between housing and ageing, and the situation and trends regarding both in different territories at regional, national and international level, it will look at the way in which these alternatives are approached in practice. From actions aimed at ensuring that older people remain in their own homes, to situations where they need to move to traditional residential centres.

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Cycle of Meetings: Housing Solutions for Seniors

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 Location: Fundación MAPFRE Auditorium. Pº de Recoletos, 23, Madrid.

The longevity we enjoy in Spain requires rethinking the housing models for senior citizens and adapting them to new life circumstances. This is a great opportunity for companies and entrepreneurs to provide solutions in this field, including cohousing, new care models and renovations, as well as their financing.

 

Four experts in these fields will discuss housing in the context of the Silver Economy.

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